Multiple turret machine tool



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4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented June 11, 1935 to] The Cleveland Automatic Machine Company, Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application October 30,

. 1'7 Claims. This invention relates to metal working machines and more particularly to automatic machine tools of the type adapted to have work,n

which usually consists. of stockbars or tubes,

means at predetermined intervals, andarticles formed on the ends of the work projecting through the spindles by one or a plurality of tools? supported adjacent thereto. In machinesof this general type one of the toolsusually is a cutting 01f tool adapted to cut'the formed article from I the stock bar after the other operations are com- I pleted. Due to the unsupported weightof the article it breaks from the stock bar before thecutsion of an automatic machine tool of the type referred to which will completely form and finish articles from stock fed therethrcugh at predetermined intervals. I I

Another object of this invention is the provision of an automatic machine of the type referred to which will sever a bar or tube, etc.,

and completely finishing the cut ends thereof at the same time. v

Other objects of this invention are the provision of automatic machine tools of the types referred to which will feed a tool to the'work upon the withdrawal of another tool, and/era plurality of tools may be simultaneously fed radially to one or more work pieces.

Further objects and advantages will be ap-\ parent to those skilled in .the art from the following description of thepreferred embodiment of the invention describedwith reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: o 1 Figure 1 is a front view of an automatic machine tool embodying the present invention 1 Fig. 2 is a sectional View, with parts omitted, taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View, with parts in elevation, taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view, with parts in elevation, taken on the line 44 of Fig, 2;

Fig. 5jis a sectional View, with parts in elevation, taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1; I

ting operation iscomplete leaving asmall burr on the end of the article which has to be removed Another object of this invention is the provi 1931, Serial No. 572,004

Fig.6 is a sectional view, with parts in elevation, taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. '7" is a sectional'view, with parts in eleva- I I tion, taken on the line 'l-I of Fig. 3. I fed through a rotating spindle by automatic I The machine shown in Fig. 1 is a well known 5 five position automatic machine tool and a complete description thereof is considered unnecessary. The various features of these machines are well known in the art and may be found embodied ina plurality of different structures. I The base of the machine is indicated in general by thereference character II] and supports at one end a spindle head II and at the other end conventional mechanism indicated in gencral by the reference character I2 for driving the various parts of the machine. The spindle head II carries a plurality of spindles I3, in the present instance five, rotatably supported in suit able apertures extending longitudinally of the machine and driven from a main drive shaft I4 in any suitable manner. The spindles I3 are adapted to have the work fed through the center thereof and are similar in construction, carrying at one end a chuck I5 adapted tohold the work and at the other end mechanism indicated in general by the reference character I6 for operating the jaws ofthe chuck inter-h mittently to grip the stock during the forming operation and to release it while the feeding mechanism is operated. Spindles of the type refered to are shown in' United States patent to J. P. Brophy No; 1,779,529 issued October 28, 1930.

The mechanism I6 for operating the jaws of the chuck i5 is adapted to be engaged and operated by a collar member I'I slidably mounted on the spindle I3 and provided with a groove it about the periphery thereof. A shoe member I9, adapted to engage in the groove I8, is carried on a shaft 29 slidably supported in a bracket 2: and the spindle head u. Theshaft 20 is operatively connectedby mechanism indicated in general bydthe reference character 22 to a member 23 slidably mounted on two parallel rods 24% fixed in the base of the machine." The member .23 is operated in timed relation to the feeding operation etc. by the engagement'of a cam roller in a cam groove-Z5 on a cam drum 26 carried by the main cam shaftll of the machine.

Feed collars 28 of the spindles. "I3 are adapted. 50 to be engaged and operated by a shoe member 29 slidably mounted on'the shaft 20 and opera:

with a cam roller adapted to engage in a cam groove 32 on the cam drum 26.

The members 23 and 3! may be manually operated by bell-crank levers 33 and 3 5 pivotally mounted on the horn 35 of the machine and provided with yoke ends adapted to engage pins secured to the respective members. The construction is such that justprior to the feeding operation, the members ll are moved to release the jaws of the chucks [5, by the shoe member IS, the mechanism 22, the member 23 and the cam drum 2%. After the chucks have released the work, the shoe member 29 moves the feed collars 28 toward the right, as viewed in Fig. 1, to feed the work through the spindle, after which the members H are moved in the reverse direction by continued rotation of the cam drum 26 and the chuck jaws again engage the work after which the feeding collars 23 are moved to their original positions.

Tool-slides 36 and 31 are slidably mountedin suitable guides on the front and rear of the machine respectively and carry tools 38 supported thereon inany well known manner adapted to be fed to and operate on work held in the spindles adjacent thereto. The tool slide 36 is moved by means of a rod 39 pivotally connected at one .end'to a bolt M! carried at the front of the slide and at the other end to one arm of a bell-crank lever M. The other arm of the bell-crank lever .4! carries a cam roller adapted to engage in and be operated by a cam track on the cam drum Q2 mounted on the main cam shaft 271. A tool slide v31 is operated by a rod d3 pivotally connected to a pin 44 secured in an arm as projecting from said slide and one arm of a bell-crank lever it. The other arm of the bell-crank lever 46 carries .a cam roller adapted to engage in and be operated by a cam track on the cam drum 5?. The construction of the slides 36 and 37 and operating mechanism is similar to that shown in United States patent to Brophy previously referred to. A bracket 41 is bolted or otherwise secured to the spindle head ll adjacent each of the three upper spindles. These brackets 41 are similar in construction and carry tools adapted to engage with and operate upon work supported in the respective spindles. Each of the brackets ll carries a tool slide 48 supported in suitable guide surfaces 49 and 59 provided therein. A too-l holder 5| provided with a tool 52 of any suitable nature is adjustably fixed on the tool slide 48 as by the set screws 53 and the stop screws A spring 55 compressed between a closed end 56 of a tube 51 carried by the slide 53 and a member '58 supported on a pin 59 carried in the bracket continuously urges the tool slide in a direction away from the work spindle. A cam roller 60 provided with a hub ii rotatably mounted on the rear'side of the slide 18 in an opening 52 engages with two cams 63 and 641 on a cam disk 65 rotatably mounted on a hub 66 of the spindle head i i. The cams 63 and 64 are located in a recess B7 in the cam disk $5 and are held in, position by the screws 58. Openings 69 formed in the outer rim of the cam disk t5 permit removal of the tool slides 48 when the cam disk 55 is so positioned that the openings 69 are in alignment with the cam roller 60. A wear plate It is interposed between the hub 66 and the cam disk 65.

The cam disk 65 has formed on the periphery thereof at one side a gear sector it adapted to be engaged by a pinion l3 rotatably mounted on a short shaft 14 secured in the base iii of the machine in any suitable manner. The pinion 13 is also in mesh with a gear sector 75 carried on one end of an arm 76, the other end of which is pivotally supported on a shaft ll mounted in the base ill of the machine. The lever it isoscillated about the pivot H by a cam roller 53 carried by said lever and engaging in a cam groove 19 in the end of a cam drum St on a cam shaft St. The cam shaft Si is driven from the main cam shaft 2i of the machine by gears, not shown. The construction is such that as the cam disk $5 is oscillated by the engagement of the cam roller '18 on the lever 16 with the cam groove l9 in the cam drum 3E1, the cams t3 and 6% through the engagement of the cam rollers iii therewith move the tool slides 48 together with the tools 52 carried thereby toward or from the work, depending upon the direction of movement of said disk. The cam disks 4? and 30 are preferably constructed so that the tools 33 and 52 move in unison, but this is not essential.

Each of the tool slides 38 is provided with a boss 82 having an adjustable stop in the form'of a screw 83 threaded in an opening therein and adapted to engage with a similar stop 84 carried on a member 85 fixed to the spindle head Ii. These stops operate to limit the feed movement of the tool.

A plurality of cutting-off tools 86 are carried in arms 81 projecting fro-m a sleeve 88 rotatably mounted on a tube 89 surrounding the main drive shaft I4 and attached to the spindle ihead H in such a position that rotation of the sleeve 88 will move the tools into or out of their operating position, depending upon the direction of said rotation. The sleeve 88 carries at the right-hand end, as viewed in Fig. 1, an arm 96 projecting downwardly therefrom and connected to the tool slide 36 by a bar 9|. One end of the bar 9! is adjustably connected to the tool slide 35 and the other end carries a'pin 92 which engages in an elongated slot 93 in the lower end of the arm 90. The construction is such that as the slide 35 is moved to engage the tool carried thereby with the work, the sleeve 88 is rotated to disengage the .tools 86 carried thereby, and as the slide 35 is moved to disengage the tool carried thereby from the work, the sleeve 88 is rotated in such a direction as to engage the tools 86 carried thereby with the work. i

The bed IE) carries near the center thereof tw vertically projecting members 94 and 95 which non-rotatably support a spool-shaped member 95 consisting of two end disks El and 98 connected by a reduced central portion 99. The member 955 carries a plurality of tail spindles Iilfl, in the present instance five, non-rotatably but slidably supported in the disks 9'! and 98 in axial align ment with the work spindles l3 in the spindle head ll.

The tail spindles I09 are similar in construction and consist of a tubular member Hll extending through the vertical projecting members 94 and 95, and carrying at the left hand end thereof, as viewed in Fig. l a chuck assembly designated in general by the reference character "32 adapted to engage and support the free end of a work piece projecting from one of the work spindles l3.

The chuck assembly Hi2 consists of a member 33 having a reduced end portion FM projecting inside the tubular member ml and held therein by a collar I05 and two wedge members I96 and MP adapted to clamp the reduced portion I84 of the member I03 and the tubular member It! together by the bolt me. An, adjustingring W9 face of the collar I05.

Resilient chuck jaws IIU are formed on one end of a member I I I rotatably mounted by antifriction bearings H2 in the member I63. The other end II 3 of the member I I I projectsthrough an openingIM in the member I03and carries a collar I If: fixedthereto adapted to prevent 1ongitudinal movement of the member III relative to the member IDS. An ejector rod I I5 provided is'threaded on the member103 and abuts one with a reduced portion II"! is slidably mounted in an aperture H8 in the member III. The

reduced portion IIl projects into the space be- I tween the jaws I III through an opening I I9 communicating with the aperture I I8 and is adapted member IIlI is rotatably mounted in a suitable bearing I24 in the vertical projecting member 98 and held from longitudinal movement therein by a collar I25 fastened thereto at one side of .the member 98 and a gear I26 keyed thereto at the other side of the member. The sleeve member I23 has a splined section I21 formed on one end thereof and slidably engaging a splin ed section I28 formed on the interior of a cam drum I29 rotatably supported on the, tubular member -IOI and the sleeve I23, see Fig.3. .A-split ring I36 mounted in. a groove E3I formed on the tubular member IZII is positioned between two ring members I32 and I33.

by screws or other suitable means to the cam drum I 29. The construction is such that the cam drum I2l may be rotated relative to the tubular member IIII through the splined connection from the sleeve I23 and the gear I 28, but any longi- .tudinal movement of the cam drum 123 will be imparted to the tubular member IEII. The cam drum I29 carries cam plates I34 and I35 fixed thereto so as to form a cam groove I35 in which .aroller I31 engages. The roller I 3'Ihas an elongated hub I38 which is rotatably mounted in a suitable aperture I39 in the member 99 and through the cam groove I361 reciprocates the spindle as the cam disk I29 isrotated. l

The tail spindles are all similar in construc tion and the gears I26 carriedthereon are in mesh with a gear I40 rotatably mounted on the shaft I4 extending through the center of the spool-shaped member 96. The gear I25 located -on the lower left spindle, as viewed in Fig. 5, is in mesh with an idler gear I M rotatably mounted on a shaft M2 supported in the base of the machine in any suitable manner. The idlergear MI is in mesh with and driven from. a gearI I3 fixed on the main cam shaft 21 of the machine.

A rod I44 fixed as by the nuts I43 to a bracket. I45 bolted or otherwise secured to the base Ill .of the machine is adapted to. extend into the such that as the tail spindle is moved to the The member I32 1 jabuts against a shoulder I34 formed on the'in- I teriorof the cam drum I28 and themember I33 right-hand position, as shown in Fig. 3, the rod I44 will engage the ejector rod H6 and as the 'chuckas'sembly, together with the tubular member IIlI, continues to move, the end II? will engage the work held in the jaws Hi3 and eject the same therefrom.

The operation of the machine is as follows:

The work is automatically fed through the rotating work spindles at predetermined intervals by the feed collars 28 and the=mechanism 39 etc. in timed relation to the other operations of the machine all of which are controlled from the main cam shaft 2?. The chucks it are operated automatically to release the work during the feeding. operation by the chuck operating mechanism including the parts IS, IT, I9, 20 and 22 etc. i

After the feeding operation is completed and thework again clamped in the chucks the forml ing tools 38 and 52 are simultaneously given a feeding and return movement through the cam drums 42 and 88. During the return movement of the tools 36 and 52 the cutting off tools $6 are simultaneously moved to engage and cut off the work. At a predetermined time, depending upon .the shape of thecam groove 13%, after the work has been clamped in the chuck, I5 and before the cuttingoif operation has been completed, the tail spindles I01) are advanced towards the head spindle until the jaws I I8 engage and support the free end of the work projecting .from'the work spindles I3. After the completed article has been severed from the stock, the tail spindles are retracted and the work ejected from the clutch jaws IIBby the engagement of the ejector rod H6 by the rod I44. The cutting off tools are given a slight return movement so that they clear the work, after which the cycle of operation is repeated. I

The mechanism shown at the extreme righthand end of the machine in Fig. 1,- and desig na-ted in general by the reference character I2, is

vention and will not be described. The chuck operating and work feeding mechanism shown in Fig. 1 is claimed in my copendingapplication Serial No. 573,463, filed November 6, 1931.

While the invention has been illustrated. as applied to a five position machine, it is understood that with slight modifications it could be applied to single or multiple position machines of either stationary or. indexible turret types, and such construction is contemplated as Within the scope of this invention. The embodiment of the invention described and illustrated is merely the preferred form, and I do not wish to be limited to the particular construction shown and described which may be varied within the scopeof this invention, and I particularly point out and claim as my invention: i p

1. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a plurality of chucks rotatably supported by said frame, means for rotating saidchucks, a plurality of tool slides supported by said frame adjacent said chucks verse of the axis of said chucka means continuously urging said slides in a direction away from said chucks, means rotatably supported by said frame for controlling the operation of said tool slides, and means for operatively. connecting said last means and said tool slides. l

2.. In a machine ofthe character described the Y combination of a frame a plurality of work spindles rotatably supported by said frame and adapted to have work fed through the center thereof, means for automatically feeding work through said spindle at predetermined intervals, a tool slide carried by said frame, means for imparting a feed movement to said tool slide, a plurality of tail spindles rotatably supported by said frame, each of said tail spindles being paired with a work spindle, a chuck carried by said tail spindle, means for moving said tail spindle to engage said chuck with the end of the work projecting through said spindle, and means for ejecting the work from said chuck.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, means supported. by said frame for rotatably supporting a work piece, a tool carrier for supporting a tool supported by said frame adjacent said means, a second tool carrier for supporting a tool supported by said frame adjacent said means, means for automatically moving one of said tool carriers toward and from said means at predetermined intervals, and means controlled by the movement of the last referred to of said tool carriers for automatically moving the other of said tool carriers in an opposite direction with reference to said means for supporting a work piece from that in which the tool carrier being moved by said means for moving one of said tool carriers is being moved.

4. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, means supported by said frame for rotatably supporting a work piece, a tool carrier for supporting a tool supported by said frame adjacent said means, a second tool carrier for supporting a tool supported by said frame adjacent said means, means for automatically moving one of said tool carriers toward and from said means at predetermined in tervals, and means operatively connecting said tool carriers for automatically moving the other of said tool carriers in an opposite direction with reference to said means for supporting a work piece from that in which the tool carrier being moved by said means for moving one of said tool carriers is being moved.

5. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, means supported by said frame for rotatably supporting a work piece, a tool slide for supporting a tool supported by said frame, a tool carrier rotatably supported by said frame about an axis parallel to the axis of said means, means for automatically moving said tool slide toward and from said means at predetermined intervals, and means controlled by the movement of said tool slide for automatically moving said tool carrier in an opposite direction with reference to said means for supporting a work piece from that in which the tool slide is being moved.

6. In a machine of the character described the combination of a frame, a plurality of chucks rotatably supported by said frame, means for rotating said chucks, a tool carrier rotatably supported by said frame about an axis parallel with the axes of rotation of said chucks and equally spaced therefrom, a tool slide slidably supported by said frame, means for automatically moving said tool slide toward and from said chucks at predetermined intervals, and means controlled by the movement of said tool slide for automatically moving said tool carrier in an opposite direction with reference to said chucks from that in which said tool slide is being moved.

7. In a machine of the character described the combination of a frame, a plurality of work spindles rotatably supported by said frame and adapted to have work fed through the center thereof, means for automatically feeding work through the center of said spindles at predetermined intervals, a tool carrier rotatably sup ported by said frame about an axis parallel with the axes of said tool spindles and equally spaced therefrom, a tool slide supported by said frame adjacent said spindles, means for automatically moving said tool slide toward and from the work in predetermined timed relation to the actuation of said means for feeding work through the center of said spindles, and means operatively connected to said tool slide and said tool carrier for automatically moving said tool carrier in an opposite direction with reference to said spindles from that in which said tool slide is being moved.

8. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a spindle head supported by said frame, a plurality of work spindles supported by said spindle head, a plurality of tail spindles supported by said frame, each of said tail spindles being paired with a work spindle, means supported by said tail spindles for engaging the free ends of work carried in said Work spindles, and individual means for automatically moving each of said tail spindles toward and from said work spindles at predetermined intervals.

9. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a plurality of work spindles supported by said frame, a chuck carried by each of said Work spindles and adapted to support one end of work pieces, a plurality of tail spindles rotatably supported by said frame, a chuck carried by each of said tail spindles and adapted to engage and support the other end of said work pieces, each of said tail spindles being paired with a work spindle, individual means for operating said chucks to engage and disengage said work, and means for automatically producing relative movement between said spindles at predetermined intervals.

10. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a plurality of work spindles supported by said frame, a plurality of tail spindles supported by said frame in axial alignment with said work spindles, means carried by said tail spindles for engaging work supported in said work spindles, means for automatically moving said tail spindles toward and from said work spindles at predetermined intervals, and means for ejecting Work from said first mentioned, means.

11. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a plurality of work spindles rotatably supported by said frame, a plurality of tail spindles rotatably supported by said frame in axial alignment with said work spindles, chuck means supported by each of said work and tail spindles at the adjacent ends thereof and adapted to engage and support opposite ends of a work piece, means for automatically operating said chuck means supported by said Work spindles at predetermined intervals, means for rotating a plurality of said spindles, means for supporting a tool adjacent each pair of work and tool spindles, and individual means for automatically reciprocating said tail spindles towards and from said Work spindles in predetermined timed relation to the other automatic operations of the machine.

rality of said spindles, means for supporting a' plurality of tools adjacent said spindles, means for automatically reciprocating said tool supporting means towards and from said spindles in predetermined timed relation to the operation of said chucks carried by said work spindles, and individual means for automatically reciprocating said tail spindles towards and from said work spindles in predetermined timed relation to the automatic operations previously referred to.

13. In a machine ofthe character described, the combination of a frame, a plurality of work spindles rotatably supported by said frame and adapted to have work fed through the center thereof, means for automatically feeding work through the center of said spindles at predeterined intervals, a plurality ofv tail spindles rotatably supported by said frame in alignment I with said work spindles, means for rotating said tail spindles, means for supporting a plurality of toolsadjaoent said spindles, means for automatically moving said tools towards and from said spindles in predetermined timed relation to the actuation of said means for feeding work through said spindles, and means for automatically reciprocating said tail spindles towards and from said work spindles in predetermined timed relation to the automatic operations of the machine.

14. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a plurality of work spindles rotatably supported by said frame and adapted to have work fed through the center thereof, a plurality of tail spindles rotatably supported by said frame in alignment with said work spindles, chucks supported by adjacent ends, of said work and tail spindles whereby opposite ends of work pieces are adapted to be engaged and supported by said chucks, means common to said work spindles for automatically and simultaneously actuating said chucks carried by said work spindles, means for driving said tail spindles, means for automatically feedingwork through said work spindles in predetermined time-d relation to the operation of said chucks supported by said work spindles, a plurality of tool supports movably supported by said frame adjacent said workspindles, means for moving said tool supports in predetermined timed relation to; the

operation of said chucks, and means for automatically reciprocating'said chucks supported by said tail spindles towards and from said Work spindles at predetermined intervals.

15. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a frame, a plurality of work spindles rotatably supported by said frame and adapted to have work fed through the center thereof, means for automatically feeding work through said work, spindles at predetermined intervals, a plurality of tool supports slidably supported by said frame adjacent said work spindles, means for automatically moving said tool supports towards and from said spindles, in predetermined timed relation to the feeding operation, a plurality of tail spindles rotatably supported by said frame, chucks supported by said work and combination of a frame, a plurality of spindles rotatably supported by said frame, a plurality of tool slides supported radially of said spindles and adapted to be moved towards andfrom the center thereof in a plane transverse to the axis of said spindles, cooperating stops on said slides and said frame for limiting the movement of said slides relative to said frame, yieldable means continuously urging said slides in one direction, a cam roller carried by each of said slides, a cam plate encircling said spindles rotatably supported by said frame, cams on said cam plate adjacent said slides for engaging said rollers to move said slides, and means for automatically moving said cam plate at predetermined intervals.

17. In a machine of the character described, the combination of 'a frame, a plurality of spindles rotatably supported by said frame, a plurality of tool slides supported radially of said spindles and adapted to be moved towards and from the axis thereof in a plane transverse to the axis of said spindles, cooperating stops on said slides and said frame for limiting the movement ofsaid slides relative to said frame, yieldable means continuously urging said slides in one direction, acam plate encircling said spindles rotatably supported by said frame, means for moving said cam plate at predetermined intervals, and means for operatively connecting said cam plate with said tool slides whereby the movement-of said tool slides is controlled by the rotation of said cam plate;

HARRY W.'RUPPLE. 

